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Issue: Vol. 767 No. 3: 23 Jul. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-07-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.767.3.11
Page range: 297-300
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 3

A new name for a misplaced species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae) from South America

Herbario QCA; Centro de Investigaciones de la Biodiversidad CIBIO; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas; Naturales y Ambientales; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Vicente Ramón Roca; 170525 Quito; Ecuador
Eudicots Cerastium Caryophyllaceae replacement name South America

Abstract

Cerastium Linnaeus ex Ruppius (1753: 437) is an important genus within Caryophyllaceae, comprising approximately 203 species widely distributed throughout almost all continents (WFO 2026). In South America, 46 species have been recorded from a broad range of ecosystems (Ulloa-Ulloa et al. 2018), with particularly high diversity in the Andes. Despite previous work on Caryophyllaceae in the continent aimed at improving the understanding of the family in the region (Iamonico 2022, Montesinos-Tubée & Iamonico 2023a, Montesinos-Tubée & Iamonico 2023b, Iamonico & Montesinos-Tubée 2017, Iamonico 2015), Cerastium still lacks recent taxonomic and nomenclatural revisions, and several knowledge gaps and nomenclatural issues remain unresolved even with new efforts to understand the taxon (Teillier & Rodríguez 2022, Trujillo 2026).

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How to Cite

Trujillo, E.J. (2026) A new name for a misplaced species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae) from South America. Phytotaxa 767 (3): 297–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.767.3.11